Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2 appearances
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Edition 25 (1972) Winner
Laird Koenig
レアード・コニグ
Reādo Konigu
Aliases:
Laird Philip Koenig
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-09-24 （Seattle, Washington）
- Died
- 2023-06-30 （Santa Barbara, California） age 95
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Santa Barbara, California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 1966-2012
- Nominations
- 5th Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Writing nomination
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay | Inchon | Worst Screenplay | Golden Raspberry Foundation | Won |
Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay
1983
Work:
Inchon
Category:
Worst Screenplay
Organization:
Golden Raspberry Foundation
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1974 Thriller novelA 13-year-old girl named Rynn hides her mother's body and faces threats from predatory neighbors.
IsolationSecretsSurvival
Adaptations
- [Film] The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane / Nicolas Gessner (1976)
The Children are Watching
1970 NovelAdaptations
- [Film] Attention, The Kids Are Watching (1978)
Bibliography
- The Children are Watching (w. Peter L. Dixon) (1970)
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1974)
- Islands (1980)
- The Neighbor (1978)
- The Disciple (1983)
- Rockabye (1981)
- The Sea Wife (1986)
- Rising Sun (1986)
- Morning Sun: The Story of Madam Butterfly's Boy (2012)
Legacy
Known as an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane,' adapted into a film starring Jodie Foster.
In Popular Culture
- His works have been adapted into films and remain popular in horror-thriller genres.